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Several Dictionary sources give the following meaning for exonerated:
Unloaded; disburdened; freed from a charge, imputation or responsibility,
Absolved, cleared, exculpated, vindicated, freed from any question of guilt;
Comparing what the dictionaries say and Gilley, Sam, Doug Batchelor, Ronnie Shelton and the Attorney each said it comes down to one thing, that 3ABN and DS have been exonerated.